Title
The chart title defines text to draw at the top of the chart.
Title Configuration
The title configuration is passed into the options.title
namespace. The global options for the chart title is defined in Chart.defaults.global.title
.
Name | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
display |
Boolean |
false |
is the title shown |
position |
String |
'top' |
Position of title. more... |
fontSize |
Number |
12 |
Font size |
fontFamily |
String |
"'Helvetica Neue', 'Helvetica', 'Arial', sans-serif" |
Font family for the title text. |
fontColor |
Color | '#666' |
Font color |
fontStyle |
String |
'bold' |
Font style |
padding |
Number |
10 |
Number of pixels to add above and below the title text. |
text |
String |
'' |
Title text ti display |
Position
Possible title position values are:
'top'
'left'
'bottom'
'right'
Example Usage
The example below would enable a title of 'Custom Chart Title' on the chart that is created.
var chart = new Chart(ctx, {
type: 'line',
data: data,
options: {
title: {
display: true,
text: 'Custom Chart Title'
}
}
})